Sunset on the Fraser River
The Neighbourhood
An ethnically diverse neighbourhood within Ontario Street on the west and Knight Street on the east, Sunset extends from 41st Avenue south to the Fraser River in southeastern Vancouver, British Columbia. Like most of southeast Vancouver, the area was once mostly working class, but rising prices everywhere have made the area increasingly popular with young professionals and families no longer able to afford houses on the west side.
Background
Formerly part of the incorporated District of South Vancouver, the neighbourhood became part of Vancouver in 1929. As farmland sloping southward to the river with clusters of homes and villages by the 1860s, when the Fraser River was a full day’s journey to the Granville Townsite on the Burrard Inlet by boat or overland through forest and swamp, Sunset welcomed the advance of Westminster Avenue, now Main Street, south from Mount Pleasant in 1910.
The first immigrants from Punjab arrived in Vancouver in the 1890s. Most of them settled in the area around Main Street and 49th Avenue, and many established restaurants and businesses there. Over the years the Sunset neighbourhood has become for Vancouver’s estimated 160,000 South Asian residents a central assembly point of culture and commerce.
The number of Punjabi speakers increased steadily for decades. It is now the most common language in Sunset. More than one in four, 26 per cent of the Sunset population, in 2006 spoke Punjabi as their first language compared to less than three per cent of the general city population, 21 percent spoke Chinese, and 24 percent English. Businesses, restaurants, and services catering to these communities proliferated along Fraser and Main streets; prominent among them was the Punjabi Market.
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The Punjabi Market
The Punjabi Market is a commercial district and ethnic enclave in a roughly six-block section around Main Street and 49th Avenue. Vancouver is home to more than 200,000 people of Indian and Pakistani descent, nowhere more vibrant than at the Punjabi Market, a world of glittering bangles, flowing saris, and rich curry aromas. The neighbourhood gives visitors a glimpse of South Asian culture on Canada’s Pacific Coast. Shops sell fine silk saris in a rainbow of bright colors and elaborate gowns with thousands of tiny inlaid gems. Bhangra music from Bollywood films pumps out of storefronts. Fine jewelers offer exquisite gold rings, bracelets, and necklaces. In April, the Punjabi Market celebrates Vaisakhi Day, the Sikh New Year, with a colorful parade through the streets attracting thousands of spectators.
Vancouver’s Punjabi Market has been a city fixture for decades, but the 2013 municipal Assessment Roll Report finds the area in financial trouble: “Values here are down about 15 percent as the regional [Indo-Canadian] retail hub continues to shift towards Surrey.” Even Tourism Vancouver says the Punjabi Market is struggling. Once famous for many jewelry stores, the Punjabi Market now displays lots of empty space for lease. Elsewhere across the city, retail property value assessments rise but decline here as businesses relocate to Surrey.
The Punjabi Market Association says the district needs some help from the city, province, and federal governments if it’s going to survive. The Surrey Board of Trade says its city offers lower rents and taxes than does Vancouver.
New Sunset Live MLS Listings
Sunset, Vancouver, BC
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40 E 48TH Avenue in Vancouver: Main House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2098196
$5,288,888Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2098196
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 4,244 sq. ft.
Very high end home, must see to appreciate. No mdf used in the house, everything is wood. Central location close to transit, shopping, schools & restaurants. Rough in available to construct a second kitchen on main floor. Great to hold as an investment, owner willing to rent back. 750 sq ft lane way house with a two car garage in the rear. More detailsListed by Amex Broadway West Realty
- Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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165 SW MARINE Drive in Vancouver: Marpole House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2290745
$4,900,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2290745
- Bedrooms:
- 7
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 3,015 sq. ft.
Great investment, Marpole Community Plan designated for 6 level with a 2.5 F.S.R. house is in good condition. Value is mostly on land potential development. More detailsListed by Multiple Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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195 W 41ST Avenue in Vancouver: Cambie House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2320098
$4,758,780Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2320098
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 1,660 sq. ft.
Developer's Alert! Cambie/Oakridge. Rare development opportunity in future downtown Oakridge Centre. Rezoning application submitted. Save about ONE YEAR if developed. Large 48x112.66 CORNER lot combine with adjacent 187 W 41st Ave, totally 10,820 sq ft development lot. CHARACTER bungalow on the property in good condition, providing rental income. Excellent whether to hold, invest or develop! More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty (Kingsway) Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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187 W 41ST Avenue in Vancouver: Cambie House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2320116
$4,741,220Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2320116
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 1,597 sq. ft.
Developer's Alert! Cambie/Oakridge. Rare development opportunity in future downtown Oakridge Centre. Rezoning application submitted. Save about ONE YEAR if develop. Large 48 x 112.66 CORNER lot combine with adjacent 195 W 41st Ave, totally 10,820 sqft development lot. CHARACTER bungalow on the property in good condition, providing rental income. Excellent whether to hold, invest, or develop! More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty (Kingsway) Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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160 W 44TH Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2309178
$4,488,888Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2309178
- Bedrooms:
- 2
- Bathrooms:
- 1
- Floor Area:
- 1,746 sq. ft.
DEVELOPERS & INVESTORS – DON’T MISS IT! Designated townhouse development area, potential to land assemble with 168 W44 and 178 W44. Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School catchment. Walk to Oakridge Mall, skytrain, YMCA, Langara College, Sir William Van Horne Elementary School, golf course. Good tenants keeping this solid house immaculately. 3 bedrooms on main floor plus 1 bedroom in basement. Unfinished area for your creative ideas. South facing backyard with lane. Potential for a laneway house. Please DO NOT walk on property. Do Not disturb tenants. Fixed term tenancy until Oct, 31, 2018, then month-to-month. More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty Corp. and Homeland Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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952 E 53RD Avenue in Vancouver: South Vancouver House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2336259
$4,200,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2336259
- Bedrooms:
- 9
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 5,366 sq. ft.
Behold a true luxury home sitting on over 8,900 square foot lot in friendly South Vancouver neighbourhood. This gem was built by reputable builder, C-Best Homes, and features a 20ft high ceiling upon entrance from the main level. Beautifully finished with attention to detail. The basement features a theatre room with full bar also, two seperate suites in the basement that's currently tenanted. Property also contains a laneway home. This property produces great rental income! Private showings made by appointment only, please call listing agent. More detailsListed by Team 3000 Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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139 SW MARINE Drive in Vancouver: S.W. Marine House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2313114
$3,999,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2313114
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 1,660 sq. ft.
DEVELOPMENT POTENIAL - Land assembly possible with 3 neighboring properties being sold separately. Great opportunity under the Marpole Community Plan for possible Condo Development with up 2.5 FSR. Nearby properties have seen assembled and given approval by City of Vancouver for condo development - the potential is here. This site would be located within walking distance to the Canada Line's Marine Dr. Station and Marine Gateway Complex. * all measurements are approximate and please check with own engineer for full development potential. More detailsListed by HomeLife Benchmark Titus Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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121 SW MARINE Drive in Vancouver: Marpole House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2323649
$3,600,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2323649
- Bedrooms:
- 9
- Bathrooms:
- 9
- Floor Area:
- 3,292 sq. ft.
Phenomenal investments opportunity with great rentals NOW and potential FUTURE development with Marpole Community Plan. Development potential FSR 2.5 for 6 storey building. LIVE/ HOLD/ DEVELOP in one package! More than perfection with tremendous rental while waiting development. Main and Upper level offers 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bath; 9' ceilings; granite kitchen; hardwood floors. Below level has 4 ensuited bedrooms (individually rented) to good tenants; common kitchen and laundry. 500 sq ft Laneway also tenanted. LAND ASSEMBLY potential, neighboring lots listed on MLS. Please allow 48hrs for showings. More detailsListed by Dexter Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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56 W 41ST Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2332549
$3,598,888Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2332549
- Bedrooms:
- 7
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 2,200 sq. ft.
LAND ASSEMBLY POTENTIAL. CAMBIE CORRIDOR. High density 1.75 FSR. Walking distance to Oakridge Mall, Skytrain, Van Horne Elementary School, Langara College and Queen Elizabeth Park. VERY CLEAN HOUSE. Is being sold "AS IS/WHERE IS". Showing by appointment only. More detailsListed by Magsen Realty Inc. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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1615 E 56TH Avenue in Vancouver: Fraserview VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2331180
$3,280,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2331180
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 8
- Floor Area:
- 4,942 sq. ft.
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS CUSTOM-BUILT HOME IN MOST DESIRABLE FRASERVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD. 2 year old CONTEMPORARY SOUTH FACING NEW HOME almost 5,000 sq.ft. sits on a beautiful level corner lot 48 x 120 (5,760 sq.ft.). This quality unique home simply offers hardwood floor thru out. Grand foyer with high ceiling, open plan lay out, 7 or 8 bdrms & den, 8 baths. Large gourmet kitchen with high-end cabinetry & top of line appliances. Wok kitchen, RADIANT FLR HEATING SYSTEM, A/C, HRV, security system, PARK-LIKE GARDEN with secured fenced yard. 2 bedrooms LANEWAY HOUSE & one bedroom suite with potential another one bedrooms suite in lower level as mortgage helper. Close to excellent school attachment: DAVID THOMPSON HIGH SCHOOL AND SIR JAMES DOUGLAS ELEM. SHOPPING, TRANSIT. MUST SEE! More detailsListed by RE/MAX Select Properties - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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